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July 29, 2002
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 July 29, 2002
Satellite Industry Sees Steady Growth During 2001
Washington, DC - July 29, 2002
The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) released its annual Satellite Industry Indicators Survey results today, announcing the steady growth of the U.S. Satellite Industry in 2001. Commenting on the state of the satellite industry, SIA President Richard DalBello asserted: "During these times of tremendous instability in the telecommunications industry, it is encouraging to know that the satellite industry continues to experience overall revenue growth".
Mykotronx Keep Globalstar Data Secure
Torrance - July 29, 2002
Globalstar, the world's most popular handheld satellite phone service, and Rainbow Mykotronx, a leading manufacturer of high-grade encryption and decryption equipment, today announced that Type-1 data encryption - the U.S. government's highest level of security for data transmission - is now available over Globalstar phones using Mykotronx encryption equipment.
Experts Recommend Welding To Repair Cracks In Us Space Shuttle Fleet
KSC - Jul 26, 2002
Experts at NASA have recommended welding to repair cracks in the fuel systems of its four space shuttles, a spokesman for the US space agency said Friday. "The consensus is that the best repair technique is a welding technique," Ron Dittemore, NASA's shuttle program manager, said in a conference call from Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
Northrop Grumman's Pegasus UAV Completes First Taxi Run
El Segundo - Jul 29, 2002
Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems sector has achieved another milestone in preparation for the first flight of its X-47A Pegasus experimental unmanned air vehicle (UAV) with the successful completion of the vehicle's first taxi test at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif.
First Evidence For Early Meteorite Bombardment Of Earth
Brisbane - Jul 26, 2002
Queensland researchers have for the first time discovered terrestrial evidence of a meteorite bombardment nearly 4 billion years ago.
Stealthy New Deep-Sea Camera System May Find New Lifeforms
Fort Pierce - Jul 24, 2002
A Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution scientist will soon combine stealth and ingenuity with a deep-sea self-contained underwater camera of her own design in a quest to capture images of creatures that live in the darkest depths of the world's oceans.
Atom Research May Help Detect Volcanoes And Oceans
Pasadena - Jul 24, 2002
Breakthrough research on waves of ultra-cold atoms may lead to sophisticated atom lasers that might eventually predict volcanic eruptions on Earth and map a probable subsurface ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa.
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Senate Looks To The Future As Pluto Probe Funded
Los Angles - Jul 26, 2002
 Perhaps the single most significant chapter in the long-running saga of the possible 2006 US probe to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt has just been completed with a key Senate Subcommittee voting to fully fund the Pluto mission in the next NASA budget.
Lasers To Earth In Data
Canberra - Jul 29, 2002
 Lasers and telescopes could replace radio transmitters on satellites in ten years, suggests a paper in last week's issue of Science.
What's NEXT In Space Manufacturing
Huntsville - Jul 29, 2002
 In June, the Marshall Center brought a variety of national engineering and manufacturing specialists to Huntsville, Alabama, to address strategies for developing a robust in-space transportation infrastructure.
Gold Nanoparticle Material Enables Graduated Substrate Deposits
Upton - Jul 24, 2002
 For the first time, scientists have created a material with a gradient of gold nanoparticles on a silica covered silicon surface using a molecular template.
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